]]>The next episode in our series covers Chile’s government organization CEFAA — [Comite De Estudios De Fenomenos Aeros Anomalos] translated into English, “The Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena.”

Chile is one of the few countries around the world that has a government-backed UFO research organization. In Spanish UFOs are referred to as OVNIs. [Objecto Volador No Identificado] In 1997 the country publicly recognized it was experiencing UFO sightings and that the phenomenon was real. Some incidents could not be explained by natural phenomena and could not be identified as any type of man-made object.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/chiles-ufo-files-your-need-to-know/24282/feed0Australia’s UFO Files – Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/australias-ufo-files-your-need-to-know/23565
http://www.openminds.tv/australias-ufo-files-your-need-to-know/23565#commentsFri, 30 Aug 2013 18:58:00 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=23565The next episode in our series is Australia’s UFO Files. The National Archives of Australia holds a number of records relating to UFOs, flying saucers and other unidentified aerial phenomena.

]]>The next episode in our series is Australia’s UFO Files. The National Archives of Australia holds a number of records relating to UFOs, flying saucers and other unidentified aerial phenomena. The documents became available in August 2012 under Australia’s 30-year rule. This rule orders the release of government documents 30 years after they were created. Most of these records date from the 1950’s to the 70’s, when public interest in UFOs was high and many sightings were reported to Commonwealth authorities.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/australias-ufo-files-your-need-to-know/23565/feed4Canada’s Official UFO Studies – Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/canadas-official-ufo-studies-your-need-to-know/22693
http://www.openminds.tv/canadas-official-ufo-studies-your-need-to-know/22693#commentsMon, 08 Jul 2013 23:05:52 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=22693The next episode in our series is titled Canada's Official UFO Studies. We will explore two of Canada's UFO reporting agencies: Project Magnet and Second Story, both established in the early 1950's.

]]>The next episode in our series is titled Canada’s Official UFO Studies. We will explore two of Canada’s UFO reporting agencies: Project Magnet and Second Story, both established in the early 1950’s. Also we will examine some details of the infamous Shag Harbor UFO incident. This case is one of the very few where a government agency formally acknowledges an unidentified flying object. It was determined that no known aircraft was involved in the incident, so the source remains unknown to this day.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/canadas-official-ufo-studies-your-need-to-know/22693/feed4FBI’s UFO files from ‘The Vault’ – Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/fbis-ufo-files-from-the-vault-your-need-to-know/20129
http://www.openminds.tv/fbis-ufo-files-from-the-vault-your-need-to-know/20129#commentsWed, 10 Apr 2013 21:46:12 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=20129In this next part of our Your Need to Know series, Antonio Huneeus examines the UFO files from the FBI’s The Vault. The Vault was created in 2011 as a storehouse for commonly requested FBI documents already released under the Freedom of Information Act. Go to Vault.FBI.gov, and from there you can easily search a ...

]]>In this next part of our Your Need to Know series, Antonio Huneeus examines the UFO files from the FBI’s The Vault. The Vault was created in 2011 as a storehouse for commonly requested FBI documents already released under the Freedom of Information Act. Go to Vault.FBI.gov, and from there you can easily search a multitude of topics ranging from counterterrorism to unexplained phenomenon.

The FBI recently revealed on its website that the most searched document is a simple one page memo called the “Guy Hottel Memo”. Its contents were written on March 22, 1950 by Guy Hottel, a special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office, and allude to the crash and recovery of the Roswell UFO. The memo ends abruptly with a sentence stating that no further evaluations were attempted. Major news organizations reported on this document being newly released, but it was actually released under the Freedom of Information Act, and available since the 1970s. Bruce Maccabee was the first to obtain this document, and he believes it to be part of an elaborate hoax.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/fbis-ufo-files-from-the-vault-your-need-to-know/20129/feed0The RAND Corporation and UFOs – Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/the-rand-corporation-and-ufos-your-need-to-know/20132
http://www.openminds.tv/the-rand-corporation-and-ufos-your-need-to-know/20132#commentsThu, 28 Mar 2013 21:56:45 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=20132In this next part of our Your Need to Know series, Antonio Huneeus examines RAND Corporation’s UFO document titled “UFO’s: What to do?” The RAND Corp. was originally an outgrowth project of World War II called Project RAND. In May of 1948 it separated from the Douglas Aircraft Company and became its own independent, nonprofit ...

]]>In this next part of our Your Need to Know series, Antonio Huneeus examines RAND Corporation’s UFO document titled “UFO’s: What to do?” The RAND Corp. was originally an outgrowth project of World War II called Project RAND. In May of 1948 it separated from the Douglas Aircraft Company and became its own independent, nonprofit organization.

George Kocher of the RAND Corporation published this document in November of 1968, a few months after the University of Colorado completed its Condon Report. The RAND Corp. document is broken into five different essays: Historical Aspects, Astronomical Aspects, The Character of Reports, Phenomenological Aspects, and How to Proceed and Why. These essays explore the types of reports and sightings, how they are categorized, and a list of hypotheses that exist surrounding the phenomenon. The document also provides an example of a detailed UFO report form developed by the University of Colorado’s study group.

In this next part in our series, Your Need to Know, Antonio Huneeus examines Italy’s Fascist UFO Files. These files were originally delivered in the mid-nineties to famed Italian ufologist and author Roberto Pinotti, and sent on stationary bearing the seal of the Kingdom’s Senate and Agenza Stefani, the regime news agency in charge of disseminating Fascist propaganda. Forensic analysis was done on the documents and they were found to be originals and not photocopies. Andrea Bedetti, a historian and expert on Italy’s Fascist era, found that the stationary, aeronautical terminology, and vocabulary were all consistent with real documents from the period. These documents contained written testimony describing in detail several sightings along with hand-drawn pictures. It also discloses that Mussolini and Ciano, Italy’s number one and number two leaders, were informed right away about the phenomenon. These documents also talk of the alleged creation of the top secret “Cabinet RS/33,” led by Marconi, and included some of Italy’s most prominent astronomers, scientists, and aeronautical engineers. As things went sour for Italy during the war, all the files from Cabinet RS/33 were supposedly shipped to Nazi Germany, where they might have influenced the Italian aeronautical engineer Belluzzo.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/fascist-ufo-files-your-need-to-know/18193/feed0Project Blue Book – Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/your-need-to-know-project-blue-book/18064
http://www.openminds.tv/your-need-to-know-project-blue-book/18064#commentsFri, 21 Dec 2012 19:15:47 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=18064In this next part in our new series, Your Need to Know, Antonio Huneeus examines Project Blue Book. Blue Book was carried out over an eighteen-year period by the US Air Force, and was tasked with determining if UFOs were a threat to national security and to scientifically analyze UFO-related data. Each Air Force Base ...

]]>In this next part in our new series, Your Need to Know, Antonio Huneeus examines Project Blue Book.

Blue Book was carried out over an eighteen-year period by the US Air Force, and was tasked with determining if UFOs were a threat to national security and to scientifically analyze UFO-related data. Each Air Force Base had an officer assigned to Blue Book who would collect UFO reports and forward them to Blue Book’s headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Each officer had authorization to interview all military personnel who witnessed UFOs and were not required to follow the traditional chain of command, underlining the seriousness of the project.

In this piece, you can see a clip from an interview with Robert Friend, one of Project Blue Book’s directors. Blue Book saw many changes in leadership and staff through its eighteen-year existence. It also generated many contradictory conclusions, though there can be little doubt that it played a pivotal role in the official history of UFOs in the USA.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/your-need-to-know-project-blue-book/18064/feed0The COMETA Report on Your Need to Knowhttp://www.openminds.tv/cometa-report-your-need-to-know/17989
http://www.openminds.tv/cometa-report-your-need-to-know/17989#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2012 22:48:26 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=17989This next part in our new series, “Your Need to Know”, Antonio Huneeus examines the COMETA Report. The name COMETA in English stands for “Committee for in-depth studies”. This report was carried out over a several year period at the Institute of Advanced Studies for National Defense, or IHEDN, a high-level French military think-tank. The ...

This next part in our new series, “Your Need to Know”, Antonio Huneeus examines the COMETA Report. The name COMETA in English stands for “Committee for in-depth studies”. This report was carried out over a several year period at the Institute of Advanced Studies for National Defense, or IHEDN, a high-level French military think-tank. The document is arranged in three different sections, giving detailed analysis of facts and testimonies from credible, well documented cases observed from around the world. Part two surveys our current knowledge base of the phenomenon and the different groups involved and how they work together. Part three deals with defense and the many implications that come with disclosure, hypothesizes who the Extraterrestrials are, and what situations we has a human race should prepare for. The report was presented to President Jacque Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, and caused quite a media stir when it was released in 1999. Antonio Huneeus will continue to bring you reports on major documents that exist surrounding the UFO phenomenon; the next will be Project Blue Book.

]]>http://www.openminds.tv/cometa-report-your-need-to-know/17989/feed0UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidencehttp://www.openminds.tv/ufo-briefing-document-the-best-available-evidence/17943
http://www.openminds.tv/ufo-briefing-document-the-best-available-evidence/17943#commentsFri, 07 Dec 2012 18:52:15 +0000http://www.openminds.tv/?p=17943The first in a new series of videos.

With the increased interest in UFOs today, much of the population is familiar with the mainstream sightings, crashes, and phenomena of the past seventy years. What most people are not aware of is the vast amount of official government documentation that surrounds events and occurrences in this field. A well-known phrase in these government intelligence and military circles is “need to know,” which is usually referred to as a level of security clearance. In this new Open Minds series, titled Your Need to Know, Antonio Huneeus will deliver these past official documents produced by various international governments and agencies on the UFO phenomenon.

The first in our series is the “UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidence.” This document was funded completely by Lawrance Rockefeller, and was part of the so-called Rockefeller UFO Initiative. Antonio Huneeus had the opportunity to work on it in the mid-nineties. It contains a concise case history report of major worldwide UFO events from the 1940s to the 1990s. A thorough analysis of major government funded studies is included, along with quoted testimony from prominent worldwide governments, military officials, scientists, and astronauts. Given the global impact of this phenomenon, the document presents major international agreements and resolutions on the topic. If you’re interested in reading the UFO Briefing Document, you can download a PDF file here – http://www.openminds.tv/rockefeller-ufo-211/

We will continue to bring you reports of major documents that exist surrounding the UFO phenomenon; the next will be the French COMETA report.